The Brush Lady Beetdiggers came so close. After getting the No. 20 seed and winning the first day of the 32-team bracket, the Lady Beetidiggers had to face No. 4 Lamar.The girls came very close, missing a few free throws at the end that would have given them a shot. Brush lost 34-32 to end their season.The girls kept the game close all day in against Lamar. After trailing 20-17 a the half the Lady Beetdiggers closed it in with a three by Mariah Brown giving them their first lead of the second half. Brush would then ride it out, responding to Lamar for a 28-27 lead at the end of the third.The Lady Beetdiggers would keep battling through the slow moving final quarter. Lamar would get the lead before Emma Mortensen would pound one inside for the Beetdiggers final lead of the half.Brush would trail for the rest of the game. Shelby Wolever would get them within one later in the final quarter with a free throw. Brush would have a couple chances to take the lead back, but could not get the final shot to drop.Lamar would lead 34-21 with just :01.1 left to play. Wolever would take a shot from beyond the three-point arc, missing but getting fouled. She would hit her first free throw, miss the second and then purposely miss the third to give her team a chance to get the rebound and the tying put-back. But the shot would not fall and Brush would lose by two.Wolever led the team with eight points. Mortensen had six and Melissa Wahlert and Brown each had five. Both Kristen and Lauren Berg had four.

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Mortensen, Kristen Berg and Wolever each had five rebounds.

AlamosaThe Brush Lady Beetdiggers had to beat Alamosa on Friday for the chance to play Saturday.The Lady Beetdiggers looked in control in the first quarter, leading 11-3 before Alamosa came storming back in the second quarter, outscoring the Beetdiggers 17-9. The teams were tied at 20 headed into the half. But Brush got down to business in the second half, winning the quarter 22-9 before matching points in the final quarter for the win.Kristen Berg scored 22 in the win with 12 rebounds. It tied for her highest point total and was her third double-double of the season.Wahlert scored 14 in the win and Wolever had 12. Wolever also had six steals in the win and five assists.Brush ends the season with a 15-9 record.They second off just two seniors, but big parts of the team in Kristen Berg and Melissa Wahlert.

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